(3 Jun 2018) Two paramilitary soldiers were killed and eight civilians wounded Sunday when Pakistani soldiers attacked dozens of forward posts along the highly militarised frontier in disputed Kashmir, according to Indian officials.
The fighting comes barely a week after the two nuclear-armed rivals agreed to stop trading fire along the volatile frontier and uphold a cease-fire accord dating back 15 years.
The two sides had on Tuesday agreed to defuse tensions in Kashmir and use existing mechanisms of hotline contacts and border meetings at local commanders' level to resolve the issues.
Pakistan did not immediately comment.
Indian border guards said Pakistan "yet again blatantly" violated the 2003-cease-fire agreement and they were retaliating.
They said the Pakistani shelling was "indiscriminate and unprovoked" and was not just targeting paramilitary outposts but also villages.
India says 25 civilians and 18 soldiers have been killed this year in over 800 cease-fire violations initiated by Pakistan.
Pakistan has accused Indian forces of more than 1,050 cease-fire violations this year, resulting in the deaths of 28 civilians and injuries to 117 others.
India and Pakistan have a long history of bitter relations over Kashmir, which both claim is theirs.
They have fought two of their three wars since 1947 over their competing claims to the region.
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